Motocamp, myself and I at the Overland Spring Event

Despite being surrounded by the green patches of the Peak District, Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District, I spend the most time in North Wales. Snowdonia particularly has an abundance of spectacular roads, so I was thrilled to see that Overland and Motocamp Wales had arranged a Spring event in Dolgellau. Spring into Action The […]

Signing books with Mental Health Motorbike at Motorcycle Live

It’s crazy to think that despite my book being launched in early 2020, this week I did my first proper book signing courtesy of Mental Health Motorbike. The A4 show card and roll-up banner were still unused and fresh out of the box. After all the troubles with a global pandemic, it felt good to […]

Spring into Action on another Overland Event

There are some very popular adventure festivals but those that know prefer an event. I’ve not had the best of times at the ABR Festival although I hear that the most recent festival was much improved, and the Armchair Festival is in the wrong place for me at that time of year given other commitments. […]

The roadside Sous-Chef aka Cooking with Lisa Thomas at The Overland Event 2022

I bought Lisa‘s book Dirty Dining in 2017 when it was first published. It’s an interesting in combination of adventure travel and food. Back then I had never camped or owned a stove. My travels were always on the paved road and my overnight accommodation, with the exception of a glamping experience, was always a […]

How to survive the many options of motorcycle luggage

What is the best luggage you can buy for a motorcycle? There is no single answer to that question. It depends on what you want to carry? Where are you going and for how long? Are you camping or staying in accommodation? Many factors apply when considering not only what suits you but what suits […]

Brewing a roadside adventure with a cup of tea

Way back when you were almost obliged to have a Lemsip to treat a cold at least once a year. You may have been unlucky to have had influenza. Should you complain you then had stage two flu, otherwise known as man flu. For most of us a global pandemic never crossed our mind, and […]